Chapter 29: David and Goliath (2/2)
Alton looked at his hands before feeling his neck looking just as confused. ”I. I think I am…”
”You're not going to explode on us, are you?” Emil yelled from across the street.
Zinnia helped Alton up as he looked lost. ”I don't understand.”
”What happened?” Iris asked.
”I… I felt power. Something dark swell through my body. Taking me. But then it just stopped.” He admits looking at the dart that shot him. A small case of the purple liquid was still captured. ”That power… it felt familiar, I've seen it before… a long time ago.”
Zinnia pushed him lightly, still startled. ”I thought you were done for.”
”Me too.”
Iris fell to her knees, taking a long breath. ”You all gave me a heart attack! I really thought I had to kill you, Alton!”
”Hey, no one is killing me anytime soon. I plan on dying of old age!”
”You picked the wrong occupation for that.” She joked. ”But this proves part of my theory. Someone is causing mental shutdowns. But this doesn't make sense. They were targeting big streamers. Why attack Alton?”
”Maybe they messed up the shot?” Zinnia suggested.
”No, that can't be it. They had all that time to take me down. But they chose the moment when Alton showed up. Like they were waiting for him.”
”Where did the sniper go?”
”Ran at first sight. Gale chased after him.”
”I hope he catches the fucker.”
Emil, who was still half a block away, yelled out again. ”You sure he ain't gonna go boom?!”
”I'm sure!” Alton yelled back getting a notification on his phone. He peered down gasping. ”No fucking way… you've got to be kidding me.”
”What? What is it?” Percy asked.
”Team Rhapsody… we've been banned.”
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Gale leapt over the roof side, giving the sniper chase. He had quickly caught up to them, making it clear the sniper was in no way near capable in fleeing at this rate. Gale dived forward causing the sniper to turn trying to fire on Gale. Before the moment could pass, Gale threw a punch knocking the escaper onto his backdropping the sniper. Gale landed safely on his knee, looking at the sniper who was curled up, making it impossible for any features to be known. ”You the one causing the mental breakdowns yeah? Tch, pathetic. Happily, let others fall apart, but when it comes to it, you're nothing more than a coward. Who are you?!”
”You know who we are… but you won't live to tell anyone.”
Gale held the sniper over the side of the roof, letting his feet dangle. ”I should just let you fall. You die the mental breakdowns stop!”
”They will never stop; you don't get it the Garden is awake. Everything has changed now. Your friends are no longer safe!”
Feeling angrier Gale jerked the sniper back slamming him against a wall. ”Why did you target Alton?!”
”It doesn't matter. Your friend is as good as dead. Another streamer fallen to madness. Thank God too. Alton would've been a huge problem for us.”
Gale lifted the sniper tightening his grip. ”He was innocent! He did nothing wrong.”
”Is that what you truly believe stream sniper? You've lost your way. So much so, that you don't know someone evil and twisted in front of you like Alton.”
”He may not be the best guy, but Alton is not evil.”
”That's what he likes you to think. If left unchecked, he would be too powerful. Better take him out now before he messes with our plan.”
”Our?” Gale questioned. As the last letter of the word crept out of his mouth, he felt an overpowering force strike him. The impact was so blunt and powerful; it knocked him off his feet in a single blow. His hand was ripped from the sniper as he was launched from the roof of the building. Falling to his doom Gale glanced up seeing another figure with the sniper. As he managed to get a better look, he knew who it was. But before anything could be said and done, he hit the floor and blacked out.